News:

05.06.17: The project Clean Energy Promotion through Microfinance in Ethiopia awarded the Energy Globe Award Ethiopia" Funded by the Nordic Climate Facility and implemented by Gaia, MicroEnergy International, Swan Management and three Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions, the CEPM project aims at improving the access of low-income households and microenterprises to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy products and services. So far, around 20,000 Ethiopians gained access to the CET product and services. Learn more about the CEPM project on ourME Africa project page.

30.06.17: "Energy Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries" course currently hosted at MicroEnergy International

MicroEnergy International is currently hosting a 4-week entrepreneurship course, "Energy Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries" (EEDC), for 20 Masters Students of the Technical University of Berlin. The course is a mix of inspirational lectures about recent innovation trends (Block chain and Open-source technologies, the Circular Economy), innovations in the energy field (SWARM electrification, pay-as-you-go systems) and entrepreneurship classes (Business Model Canvas, Business Plans, Innovative Revenue Models). Discover more about our EEDC course here.

05.05.17: SEER4All Lecture Series at the TU BerlinStarting April 20, ioin the SEER4All Lectures Series every Thursdays between 16:00-18:00, in BN-H 333 Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, TU Berlin.The initiative Sustainable Energy Education and Research for All (SEER4ll) at the TU Berlin aims at contributing to the SDG 7 goal by inspiring and further motivating research institutions around the world to innovate through technology and improve know-how transfer.

21.03.17:ME SOLshare wins the Start-Up Energy Transition Award 2017!MEI's spin-off, ME SOLshare, won the Start-Up Energy Transition Award 2017 in the category "Platforms and Communities" at the Berlin Start-Up Energy Transition Festival. For more information about the award and the jury's comments, click here.

02.03.17: MEI featured in Energypedia February NewsletterMicroEnergy International and its project Clean Energy Promotion through Microfinance in Ethiopia are featured in the Energypedia February Newsletter. To read the Newsletter, click here.

16.01.17: MicroEnergy International celebrated its 15th anniversary

Today, the MicroEnergy team celebrated MEI's 15th anniversary! For more information about how the MicroEnergy project started, check out our about page!

03.01.17: SAVE THE DATE: January 27th - SEER4ALL Symposium at the TU Berlin

The Sustainable Energy Education and Research for All Initiative, jointly organized by the Science Shop Kubus and the Microenergy Research Association, aims to inspire and motivate further research institutions around the world to join in order to enhance a global transformation process through technology and know how transfer.

The MicroEnergy Project was launched in 2001 as a research cooperation project between the Technical University of Berlin and the successful microenergy provider Grameen Shakti. In 2004, MicroEnergy International was then founded as a private company in order to implement the research results.

The mission of MicroEnergy International is the development of innovative solutions and strategies in order to enable fair and sustainable energy access for all, particularly:

The design of financial services for end-users and diverse supply chain actors in compliance with local and international financial instruments.

The development and implementation of sustainable business models which are embedded in an effective network of local and international partnerships.

The adaptation and accreditation of energy technologies with a special emphasis on technical services.

The systematic evaluation of lessons learned in the sector in order to feed them into a scientific research process, develop various education and qualification measures, and promote local and international policy framework development.

MicroEnergy International offers products and services through different fields of activity including consulting, engineering, investment & finance, training and scientific research. Furthermore MicroEnergy International supports the development and strengthening of the international community working in the field of microenergy finance in order to share lessons learned, optimize approaches and business plans and innovate technology and financial products. For this purpose, the MicroEnergy Quality Group organizes regular workshops and shares knowledge and experience on the microenergy wiki. Finally, MicroEnergy International promotes the importance of a fair and sustainable access to energy for all through the public relation activities of the MicroEnergy Society.

Read more about the different fields of activity of MicroEnergy International here...

News:

05.06.17: The project Clean Energy Promotion through Microfinance in Ethiopia awarded the Energy Globe Award Ethiopia" Funded by the Nordic Climate Facility and implemented by Gaia, MicroEnergy International, Swan Management and three Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions, the CEPM project aims at improving the access of low-income households and microenterprises to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy products and services. So far, around 20,000 Ethiopians gained access to the CET product and services. Learn more about the CEPM project on ourME Africa project page.

30.06.17: "Energy Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries" course currently hosted at MicroEnergy International

MicroEnergy International is currently hosting a 4-week entrepreneurship course, "Energy Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries" (EEDC), for 20 Masters Students of the Technical University of Berlin. The course is a mix of inspirational lectures about recent innovation trends (Block chain and Open-source technologies, the Circular Economy), innovations in the energy field (SWARM electrification, pay-as-you-go systems) and entrepreneurship classes (Business Model Canvas, Business Plans, Innovative Revenue Models). Discover more about our EEDC course here.

05.05.17: SEER4All Lecture Series at the TU BerlinStarting April 20, ioin the SEER4All Lectures Series every Thursdays between 16:00-18:00, in BN-H 333 Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, TU Berlin.The initiative Sustainable Energy Education and Research for All (SEER4ll) at the TU Berlin aims at contributing to the SDG 7 goal by inspiring and further motivating research institutions around the world to innovate through technology and improve know-how transfer.

21.03.17:ME SOLshare wins the Start-Up Energy Transition Award 2017!MEI's spin-off, ME SOLshare, won the Start-Up Energy Transition Award 2017 in the category "Platforms and Communities" at the Berlin Start-Up Energy Transition Festival. For more information about the award and the jury's comments, click here.

02.03.17: MEI featured in Energypedia February NewsletterMicroEnergy International and its project Clean Energy Promotion through Microfinance in Ethiopia are featured in the Energypedia February Newsletter. To read the Newsletter, click here.

16.01.17: MicroEnergy International celebrated its 15th anniversary

Today, the MicroEnergy team celebrated MEI's 15th anniversary! For more information about how the MicroEnergy project started, check out our about page!

03.01.17: SAVE THE DATE: January 27th - SEER4ALL Symposium at the TU Berlin

The Sustainable Energy Education and Research for All Initiative, jointly organized by the Science Shop Kubus and the Microenergy Research Association, aims to inspire and motivate further research institutions around the world to join in order to enhance a global transformation process through technology and know how transfer.